Flower Way

"Flower Way" (Korean: 꽃길; RR: Kkotgil), also known as "Flower Road",[1][2] is a song by South Korean singer Sejeong released on November 22, 2016, by Jellyfish Entertainment and distributed by Stone Music Entertainment. The track was a promotional tool for Jellyfish Entertainment's digital music platform Jelly Box. "Flower Way" was placed first on the music show Show Champion on November 30, 2016.

"Flower Way"
Single cover showing a drawing of Se-jeong with the title of the song written on the top left.
Single by Sejeong
from the album Jelly Box
LanguageKorean
ReleasedNovember 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Composer(s)Zico
Lyricist(s)Zico
Sejeong singles chronology
"Flower Way"
(2016)		 "If Only"
(2017)
Music video
"Flower Way (Jellyfish)" on YouTube
"Flower Way (Stone)" on YouTube

Background

"Flower Way" was initially born as an improvisation by Zico, who created the song in less than hour on the television show Talents for Sale, in which celebrities cooperate to raise funds for local charities by advertising products created based on their talents.[2][3][4] It was first performed by Sejeong and her band-mate Jung Chae-yeon on the same show.[3] On November 16, 2016, it was announced that Sejeong was working on finishing the song alongside Zico and would release it, alongside a music video, on November 23 through Jellyfish Entertainment's music channel project Jelly Box.[3]

Composition

"Flower Way" was written and produced by South Korean rapper Zico, who was inspired to create the song after hearing letters written by Kim Sejeong and Jung Chae-yeon, directed to their mothers. From these letters were the lyrics of the song derived.[2] Sejeong’s letter expressed her regret towards and appreciation for her mother, as well as a promise to bring her a better future.

Commercial performance

"Flower Way" peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart.[5]

Promotion

Sejeong had been promoting the track through a variety of music program appearances. She made her debut showcase on KBS' Music Bank on November 25.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Flower Way" (꽃길)
  • Zico
  • Zico
  • Poptime
3:57
2."Flower Way (inst.)" (꽃길 (inst.)) 
  • Zico
  • Zico
  • Poptime
3:57

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[5] 2

Accolades
Awards and nominations for "Flower Way"
Year Award ceremony Category Result Ref.
2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Vocal Performance — Female Solo Nominated [6]
Song of the Year Nominated
Melon Music Awards Hot Trend Award Nominated [7]
Music program awards
Program Date Ref.
Show Champion November 30, 2016 [8]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various November 22, 2016

References
  1. "'Flower Road' by I.O.I's Kim Se-jeong tops local chart". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. "Sejeong releases more teaser photos for new single". Yonhap News Agency. November 23, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. "I.O.I's Kim Se-jeong to finish track with Zico". Kpop Herald. November 16, 2016.
  4. "Sejeong unveils video for new single". Yonhap News Agency. November 24, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. "Digital Chart – Week 48 of 2016". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. "2017 MAMA Nominations: BTS, EXO, Heize, IU, Seventeen, TWICE, & Wanna One Receive Top Recognition". Billboard. October 20, 2017.
  7. "Melon Music Awards 2017: Winners of Top 10 Artists awards, nominees for category awards". International Business Times. November 17, 2017.
  8. "'쇼챔피언' 김세정, 눈물의 1위..B1A4 컴백 [종합]". Naver. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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